The Knickerbockers

[scotty]

This song "LIES" was recorded in November 1965 and became a hit by early 1966. The Knickerbockers were from Bergenfield New Jersey and this present lineup was formed by 1964. Buddy Randell saxophone, Beau and Charles Cecchino guitar and bass, Jimmy Walker drums.

[jps]

Cool song! Maybe a contender for the Lemon Antennas.

[admin]

One of my favourite numbers from the 1960s and to this day I never recognized the saxophone part in the instrumental.

[jps]

Time to get to working on it, Peter!

[beatlefreak]

Thanks for that, Scotty!

[johnallg]

I'll say it again, the best Beatles song not done by the Beatles.

Always loved this song.

[libratune]

Can you detect any resemblance? I can, especially in the chorus -- compare "Lies" at 0:28 to "TTYD" at 0:55:

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PS This tune is also Rick-worthy.

[jimk]

Yeah, I hear it.
JimK

[JakeK]

Scotty -- You think like me...at the same time you were posting it, I was watching it and thinking "Maybe I should post this on the forum". Thanks for helping me out

[kiramdear]

Big hit here on the West Coast. Love the passing chord from bridge to chorus


I'm going to go shop now for a tight white cashmere sweater and some black Capri pants ...

[libratune]

I must say that tune is really infectious. It's been on my internal turntable all weekend . . .

Thanks, Scotty, for posting it up!

[paologregorio]

Excellent! I'm saving both songs to my "You Tube" favorites. I can't go into old town Orange, where many scenes for "TTYD" were filmed, without thinking about the movie. The stage in the video was just up the street at Chapman University, Orange, and IIRC, the fairground shot was at the nearby OC Fairgrounds.

[8mileshigher]

I'll say it again, the best Beatles song not done by the Beatles.

Agree --- In "Lies" the vocals, guitar, tempo... its all very Beatlesque

[lennon211]

Another song by the Knickerbockers that sounds very much like the Beatles, IMO, is "One Track Mind". Can't find it on Youtube, unfortunately.

[Janglyman]

Paologregorio,
TTYD is one of my all-time favorite movies. I saw it in the theater, was immediately sucked in and made the wife stay and watch the entire credits, looking for music credits. BTW, I Need You (That Thing You Do) is a great song in its own right. I was wondering, tho, if Tom Hanks had any input on the music. Whoever did it managed to string together some great rock and roll cliche's into great songs.
Recently, I saw the movie on cable with scenes not in the DVD. These included Guy puking after the jazz club, gratuitous shots of Charlize Theron with the dentist boyfriend, and more interestingly, a couple of shots including Howie Long as Mr. White's "companion." I never gave a thought to Tom Hanks' character being gay. Was he supposed to be?
Also, the wife now walks out of the room every time TTYD comes on, shaking her head saying "Why do they play that same song over and over?" and I try to explain it's a 1 hit wonder.